'Lift the skirt’ campaign urges French schoolboys to skip trousers for a day

[Littleshop]

Talked to some female colleagues and friends, who are by no means feminist, about this. They reacted to the title of the campaign, "Lift the Skirt", perceiving it as derogatory, alluding to prostitution or frivolous/indecent conduct.

Exactly. I seriously doubt whether this campaign has anything to do with protesting against the prevalent sexism. All I can see is that some of the perverted exhibitionists are making full use out of it.

Wouldn't you be less effected by it if you stopped actively trying to find this stuff? 

[noviapriani]

This is actually good news. It only drives up support for the far right in France, whose recent boon was due to backlash over the insane homo indoctrination being pushed in schools.

[bryant.coleman]

This is actually good news. It only drives up support for the far right in France, whose recent boon was due to backlash over the insane homo indoctrination being pushed in schools.

Hmm... Perhaps this was just what the Front National needed, ahead of the European elections next week. I believe that they are the only pro-heterosexual party in France right now.

[newIndia]

I agree with my fellow member that this a sign of mental sickness. Friends the world faces greater risk from problems like global warming. This is such a trivial issue. It should have been given such gr8 focus

[Nemo1024]

You'll find there is no 'pro-homosexual' party trying to discourage heterosexual behaviour - instead, the majority of parties in enlightened nations support a policy of letting people decide their own sexual identity.

That may be the case, officially, but why all the parades...

[bitsmichel]

Nantes education authorities have launched a 'Lift the Skirt' campaign to support gender equality. Under the campaign, male students and teachers of 27 public schools are invited to wear skirts on May 16, sparking controversy in the western French city.

The idea to swap trousers for skirts in a stand against sexism originated from pupils themselves, and was sanctioned by the city's school authorities and therefore by the Ministry of Education, the Local reported.

That's all and fine, but "students themselves" are just children, who mirror what the society around them does...

Hahahaha what are they smoking

What mental illness is our society suffering from?

Too much power in the hands of to few people. Comes along with a lot of propaganda, worked in the past, works now.

[Kiki112]

What mental illness is our society suffering from?

it's retarted

this has the same relation with sexism as I do with Obama

I mean..

this doesn't even...

damn